Putin hosts African leaders in Moscow for trade and security talks
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Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on Wednesday, hosting delegations from 48 African countries as the Kremlin seeks to expand political, economic and security ties across the continent.
Twenty-two African heads of state are expected at the two-day gathering, according to Kremlin officials. Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye, the current African Union chairman, is co-chairing the event. Attendees include Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Kenyan President William Ruto and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
The summit’s programme includes more than 40 sessions covering trade, investment, defence, technology, food and energy security, healthcare, education and youth exchanges. Putin is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with several visiting leaders and participate in a plenary session on Thursday.
Addressing African leaders on Wednesday, Putin portrayed Russia as a preferred partner and accused Western countries of continuing to exploit Africa’s resources and burden its economies with debt, according to the South China Morning Post.
Russia has increased its engagement with African governments while facing Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine. Trade between Russia and African countries has surpassed $28 billion, up from an estimated $16.8 billion in 2019, when the first Russia-Africa Summit was held, Al Jazeera reported. Russian scholarship programmes and universities are also part of Moscow’s effort to build longer-term ties with African countries.
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